A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY RIBBON-BACK SIDE CHAIRS

Lot 53
06.07.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
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£ 107 100
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Lot 53 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY RIBBON-BACK SIDE CHAIRS
Valeur estimée
£ 70 000 – 100 000
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY RIBBON-BACK SIDE CHAIRS

AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1755

Each with a ruffled foliate carved arched crest rail above a pierced interlaced splat carved with a ribbon suspending C-scrolls joining pierced foliate stiles and a serpentine over-upholstered seat, above a scalloped C-scroll and ruffle apron centered by a cartouche on hipped cabriole legs ending in scrolled feet, with white-painted 333 and 337 to inner back rail

39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm.) high, 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm.) wide, 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm.) deep





Provenance

Part of a set of eight most likely acquired by Thomas Harvard for Barrington Court, near Ilminster, Somerset, circa 1756.

Removed to Dillington House, near Ilminster, Somerset, in the early 19th century.

With R.L. Harrington, Ltd.

With Hotspur Ltd., London

Private Collection, London



Literature

A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, figs.173, 174, 175.

Nicholas Carew, 'Montacute House, Somerset', Connoisseur Year Book, 1952, p. 17, No. IX, the set of eight chairs in the dining room.

G. Wills, English Furniture, 1760-1900, London, 1971, p.18.

N. Goodison and R. Kern, Hotspur: Eighty Years of Antique Dealing, London, 2004, pp. 136-137, fig. 8.

J.L. Milne, Caves of Ice, Diaries: 1946 & 1947, pp.127-128.

L. Wood, ‘Tied Up In Knots: Three Centuries of the Ribbon-Back Chair,’ Furniture History, 2015, vol. 51, pp. 241–70.



Exhibited

Montacute House, Somerset, 1948-1979.



Special notice

Specified lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crozier Park Royal (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite.If the lot is transferred to Crozier Park Royal, it will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: [email protected] the lot remains at Christie’s, 8 King Street, it will be available for collection on any working day (not weekends) from 9.00am to 5.00pm
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